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Substack Publication Recommendations Lookup
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Substack Publication Recommendations Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from x402.apidirect.io, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-30).
Returns the Substack publications that a given publication recommends to its readers, and the publications that recommend it in return.
Price / call$0.004
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Get the publications a Substack publication recommends to its readers, and the publications that recommend it.
Output
Returns two lists: (1) publications this Substack recommends to its readers, and (2) publications that recommend this Substack — each entry likely includes publication name, subdomain/host, and publication ID, enabling further graph traversal or filtering.
Example use cases
Mapping competitor newsletter networks
“I'm launching a newsletter in the product management space — can you show me which publications The Pragmatic Engineer recommends and which ones recommend it back? I want to understand who's in that ecosystem.”
Finding cross-promotion partners
“I run a Substack called The Bootstrapper and I want to find newsletters already recommending publications similar to mine. Can you look up the recommendations for 'indie hackers' on Substack so I can see potential partners?”
Researching a newsletter's editorial affiliations
“Before I subscribe to a new Substack, I want to know who they endorse and who endorses them — can you check the recommendations for www.noahpinion.blog?”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://x402.apidirect.io/v1/substack/publication/recommendations?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to explore the editorial recommendation graph of Substack publications — particularly for competitive research, partnership discovery, or newsletter ecosystem mapping. Prefer it over generic web scraping when you need structured, machine-readable recommendation data tied to a specific Substack publication by subdomain, host, or numeric ID.
Side effects
- Publication not found if subdomain/host/URL is misspelled or doesn't exist on Substack
- Missing required input if neither publication nor publication_id is provided
- Empty recommendation lists if the publication has no mutual recommendations set up
- Rate limiting or payment failure if x402 micropayment is not correctly handled
- Stale data if Substack recently changed a publication's recommendation settings
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object |
Tags
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